01of 12NOAAOn Sept. 28, 2022, Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida as a category 4 storm after ravaging Cuba. The storm — which resulted in what Gov. Ron DeSantis called “a 500-year flooding event” — crossed the whole state, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power along with complete destruction of some coastal towns.More than 100 people have diedas a result of the storm, and recovery efforts continue throughout the southeast. Here, a photo of Florida’s Sanibel Island before the storm hit.02of 12NOAASanibel Island after the storm03of 12NOAAA cluster of Sanibel Island homes along the coast before the storm04of 12NOAAThose same homes after the storm05of 12NOAAA Sanibel Island neighborhood dotted with tennis courts and swimming pools before the storm06of 12NOAAThat same area of Sanibel Island afterward07of 12NOAABeachfront homes in Sanibel Island before the storm08of 12NOAAThose same homes after the hurricane09of 12NOAAA series of buildings in Sanibel Island before the storm10of 12NOAAThose buildings, pools and tennis courts covered with sand afterward11of 12NOAAThe Sanibel Island coastline before the storm12of 12NOAAThe Sanibel Island coastline after Hurricane Ian
01of 12NOAAOn Sept. 28, 2022, Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida as a category 4 storm after ravaging Cuba. The storm — which resulted in what Gov. Ron DeSantis called “a 500-year flooding event” — crossed the whole state, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power along with complete destruction of some coastal towns.More than 100 people have diedas a result of the storm, and recovery efforts continue throughout the southeast. Here, a photo of Florida’s Sanibel Island before the storm hit.
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On Sept. 28, 2022, Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida as a category 4 storm after ravaging Cuba. The storm — which resulted in what Gov. Ron DeSantis called “a 500-year flooding event” — crossed the whole state, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power along with complete destruction of some coastal towns.More than 100 people have diedas a result of the storm, and recovery efforts continue throughout the southeast. Here, a photo of Florida’s Sanibel Island before the storm hit.
02of 12NOAASanibel Island after the storm
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Sanibel Island after the storm
03of 12NOAAA cluster of Sanibel Island homes along the coast before the storm
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A cluster of Sanibel Island homes along the coast before the storm
04of 12NOAAThose same homes after the storm
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Those same homes after the storm
05of 12NOAAA Sanibel Island neighborhood dotted with tennis courts and swimming pools before the storm
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A Sanibel Island neighborhood dotted with tennis courts and swimming pools before the storm
06of 12NOAAThat same area of Sanibel Island afterward
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That same area of Sanibel Island afterward
07of 12NOAABeachfront homes in Sanibel Island before the storm
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Beachfront homes in Sanibel Island before the storm
08of 12NOAAThose same homes after the hurricane
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Those same homes after the hurricane
09of 12NOAAA series of buildings in Sanibel Island before the storm
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A series of buildings in Sanibel Island before the storm
10of 12NOAAThose buildings, pools and tennis courts covered with sand afterward
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Those buildings, pools and tennis courts covered with sand afterward
11of 12NOAAThe Sanibel Island coastline before the storm
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The Sanibel Island coastline before the storm
12of 12NOAAThe Sanibel Island coastline after Hurricane Ian
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The Sanibel Island coastline after Hurricane Ian
source: people.com
